Vanille Havane by Les Indemodables
Men Women 2020
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
8,418 votes
What do you think?
Leading answer Love it
1,648 votes
Season
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1,823 votes
Time of day
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993 votes
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Fragrance profile
About Vanille Havane
Vanille Havane by Les Indemodables is an oriental vanilla fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2020, the nose behind this composition is Antoine Lie.
Spices Musk, amber and animalic Flowers
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Longevity
Leading answer Long-lasting
825 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Moderate
815 votes
Character
Leading answer Balanced
896 votes
Value perception
Leading answer A little expensive
778 votes
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Community reviews
9 reviews
Share what you noticed: opening, drydown, sillage and the moments when it works for you.
A perfumery gem. It opens powerful with an acidic touch, anchored by tobacco and nuts. Then the cocoa and liquor explode, with every note feeling perfect. Ideal for super-elegant gentlemen.
It’s a perfumery masterpiece. The opening is powerful and acidic, likely due to the tobacco and nuts. Then cocoa and liquor unfold, with every component feeling perfectly balanced. Ideal for super elegant gentlemen.
Not bad, but I have better options in this line. It’s a challenging scent, for sure. Very well made: an intoxicating, alcoholic opening with tobacco… hard, dark, and not for everyone. As it dries down, it mellows and sweetens, becoming ambered, vanilla-like, and spicy, though the dry, sour tobacco remains very present. Good longevity and sillage; it gets close to a beast.
Personal opinion: the liquor opening is complex, but the dry-down reveals a spectacular, velvety base of rum, cocoa, tobacco, and amber. Today is my favorite; it doesn’t cloy and I want to smell it all day. Fabulous, it lasts the whole day with just one spray.
On my skin, the smoky touch is very noticeable and the sweetness is quite muted. It reminds me of a remix between Chergui, Ambre Sultan, and rum. The vanilla is spicy, the kind that makes you cough if it lingers in your throat. I think the name does it a disservice; it’s a great scent. Performance after 3-4 days is correct. It’s a personal bubble fragrance with high persistence. Try before you buy.
It opens masterfully: dry tobacco, nuts, and a touch of rum, slightly sweet. An autumnal delight, unisex, seductive, and evocative. The problem is it fades quickly; by the hour it’s very skin-scent. As it dries, it loses the nut note that enchants at the start, settling into a very subtle and comfortable sweet tobacco. For the price, there are sweet tobacco fragrances a hundred times better.
Definitely not for me. Ultra-sweet, with a very aged alcohol note and burnt tobacco. I got dizzy and had to walk away from the sample immediately. DO NOT buy blind. Always test first.
Definitely not for me. Ultra-sweet, heavily aged alcohol, and burnt tobacco. I got dizzy and had to step away from the sample. DO NOT buy blind. Try it first.
In no time, it becomes my favorite for very cold days. It opens quite boozy; at first, it clashes, like someone just poured a Cuba Libre on you. It lasts a couple of minutes, then a pleasant tobacco emerges, mixing with vanilla, cocoa, a subtle leather, and a smoky, dark touch. It doesn’t list smoky notes, but I sense them, and others do too. It has reminiscences of Tom Ford’s Tobacco Vanille, but comparing them, they aren’t that similar: in TF, the vanilla stands out more. This one is darker and more intoxicating, with more tobacco and cocoa. Personally, I don’t like Tobacco Vanille, so if you don’t either, give this a try. For those who like tobacco/vanilla combos or perfumes like Angel’s Share or Tobacolor, this is a must. Suitable only for cold weather. Atomic projection for the first hour, then it decays to about arm’s length and stays there for a few hours. I tested it before bed and after waking up and breakfast, it was still detectable in the room. I see it as unisex, but I think it suits men more than women. If you like “Boozy” perfumes, tobacco/vanilla combos, or scents like Angel’s Share, you’re obligated to try it.